Chapter 1003: Beiming Divine Art, Nine Yin Manual, and Zhuxian

“Hurry up, start the debate, I assure you, within three sentences, you will undoubtedly die. Not just you, even your unfilial Sect Master wouldn’t stand a chance against me within three sentences.”

The little one spoke, directing her nose at Leng Lang,

Her words stirred the entire audience into a frenzy,

A little kid, how could she be so arrogant?

But Dao Feng and others found the little one’s behavior unsurprising because she learned from Wu Tian.

“‘Old lady’?” Qin Yuhan commented on the little one’s self-reference and looked at Wu Tian with even colder eyes.

Wu Tian: “…”

Meanwhile, over at the loft’s high platform, the Sect Master of the Human Daoist Sect’s mouth twitched; could the child on the Debate Platform really claim that even he, the dignified Sect Master, couldn’t withstand three sentences from her?

Ha ha,

Arrogant,

So arrogant,

A child like this, living is already a sin. Immediately, he transmitted a sound end into a line, instructing Leng Lang to be ruthless when he spoke.

On the Debate Platform, Leng Lang nodded,

“Little kid, stop talking nonsense. Your three sentences can defeat me, defeat the Sect Master? Ha ha, I’ll give you three sentences; if I say more than three, I’ll be your son.” Leng Lang chuckled,

That statement,

Made the little one nervous: “You are so powerful, who’s unlucky enough to have a son like you? I’d rather surrender than recognize you as a son.”

The little one looked discouraged,

Leng Lang: “…”

“Nonsense.” Leng Lang was furious: “If I lose to you, I’ll bash my head against the wall.”

Only then did the little one nod: “Then what are you waiting for, speak, and let us see what Daoist classics you can recite.”

“Listen up.”

With a snort, Leng Lang recited, “Great achievement seems lacking, yet its use is unexhausted. Great fullness seems empty, yet its use is inexhaustible. Great straightness seems bent, great skill seems clumsy, great eloquence seems tongue-tied.”

The meaning of this Daoist phrase,

Was very profound,

As he spoke, words on the Debate Platform formed an extraordinary spectacle, the momentum was sky-high, resembling a meteor, heading towards the little one,

This scene was exceptional, with a gigantic rock tearing through the air towards the little one, bigger by far than the little one.

But what’s astonishing is that the little one wore a playful expression, lips curved in amusement.

“Ignorant child.” On the loft’s high platform, the Sect Master saw the little one’s expression change on the Debate Platform,

Only thinking this child was,

Foolish!

Leng Lang’s master was not any of the Eight Elders but the Sect Master himself.

Those Daoist classic phrases of Leng Lang’s, the Sect Master knew them too; he also thought those phrases, if spoken on the Debate Platform,

Possessed immense destructive power!

Surely not something ordinary people could withstand?

… Facing the unstoppable massive rock spectacle, just as it was about to smash into her, the little one finally spoke, the first sentence: “Fortunately, I’ve read Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.”

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils?

What is that?

The people present, Taoists among others, looked at each other in confusion, wondering what sort of powerful Daoist classic it was?

“In the northernmost reaches of the expanse, there lies the Dark Sea, called the Heavenly Pool. There lives a fish, thousands of miles across, unknown in its lengths.”

This is “In the North, there is a fish,” from Zhuangzi,

And also the opening line of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Beiming Divine Art, the little one in Earth City hadn’t read any Daoist books, but remembered this phrase.

Immediately, a colossal fish appeared, this being the Kun of the Kunpeng,

This gigantic beast, awe-inspiring!

This gigantic beast, invincible!

This gigantic beast, magnificent beyond compare.

At once, the stone phenomenon was swallowed by the Kun.

“What?”

Leng Lang was dumbfounded,

The crowd was dumbfounded,

The space fell silent,

But quickly, Leng Lang regained his composure, unable to believe it; could he be outdone by a little child?

You’ve already used one phrase, which is rare enough,

Is it possible a child,

Could know any more powerful Daoist classics?

He didn’t believe it!

“The weak prevailing over the strong, the soft overcoming the hard, everyone knows it, yet no one can practice it.”

Now, Leng Lang knew he was at a disadvantage, so stating this was utterly appropriate,

Immediately, as he said it, the scenario on the Debate Platform shifted, the Kunpeng transformed into a neutral presence,

The situation,

Resumed equality,

Leng Lang smiled: “Third sentence, let’s decide the outcome… I have three treasures, I cherish them and protect them. The first is compassion, the second frugality, the third is not daring to be ahead of the world.”

With these words, a tremendous force was ready to crush the little one, but she wouldn’t admit defeat,

The second sentence came forth: “The Dao of Heaven diminishes the full to augment the lacking, thus the void triumphs over the real, the deficient triumphs over the excess. Its intent vast, its logic profound, its interest deep. The images of heaven and earth split, the ordinances of yin and yang fierce, the reasons of transformation exhibit, the signs of life and death reveal.”

Instantly, the power of heaven descended upon the Debate Platform, Leng Lang’s phrase, “I have three treasures, I cherish them and protect them. The first is compassion, the second frugality, the third is not daring to be ahead of the world,”

Couldn’t resist the power of heaven, completely shattered, the power of heaven was ready to crush Leng Lang.

“No, no, no, I cannot lose.” Leng Lang, in a moment of weakness,

Knew he couldn’t lose to a child,

Losing to others,

At most would mean being expelled from the Human Daoist Sect,

Losing to a child?

The Sect Master would kill him.

“Reach ultimate void, uphold steadfast tranquility.” Leng Lang recited,

But under “The Dao of Heaven diminishes the full to augment the lacking, thus the void triumphs over the real, the deficient triumphs over the excess. Its intent vast, its logic profound, its interest deep. The images of heaven and earth split, the ordinances of yin and yang fierce, the reasons of transformation exhibit, the signs of life and death reveal,” the force broke!

Leng Lang shouted again: “To know how to live well is to know how to die well.”

Under the power of heaven,

Broke!

“To be inactive is venerable, this is the Heavenly Dao; to be active is burdensome, this is the Human Path.”

Under the power of heaven,

Broke again!

“Life has bounds, but knowledge is boundless. To use the bounded to pursue the boundless is dangerous; even knowing this is already dangerous!”

“The good do not argue, the argumentative are not good.”

“Heaven and earth are but a finger, all things but a horse.”

“Asking for fire is not as good as taking tinder, better to dig a well than depend on a bucket.”

“…”

Leng Lang went mad, continually spitting out every Daoist classic phrase he knew, barely holding off the heavenly power,

The little one shook her head: “Listen well to my final sentence, sigh, in truth, I only know three sentences; if you can withstand my three sentences, you win.”

Leng Lang was overjoyed, having plenty more Daoist classic phrases in his repertoire.

He’d win, he was certain to win against the little kid.

Leng Lang felt delighted!

Yet unaware, on the loft’s high platform, the Sect Master had already lost hope in him; defeating a child, why such joy?

… The little one recalled her final sentence, immediately recited: “Heaven and earth are unkind, treating all things as straw dogs!”

Upon this phrase, instantly, the atmosphere between heaven and earth was filled with a sense of desolation,

Affecting hearts, shaking the soul, causing many beings to shed tears involuntarily, past sorrows surfacing before their eyes for unknown reasons.

This sense of desolation formed a Sword of Heaven, directed at Leng Lang,

“Eyes are selfish and thus stray, ears are selfish and thus bewildered, words are selfish and thus chaotic.”

“Chasing deer not mindful of rabbits.”

“The Sage does not value a yard-long jade yet values the inch-long shadow, as time is hard to gain but easy to lose.”

“…”

Leng Lang, with cold sweat streaming down, frantically yelled out all the Daoist classic phrases he could recall, yet all the phenomena formed were defeated, one by one, under the Sword of Heaven,

Finally,

“No!”

Leng Lang screamed in terror,

In the next moment, Leng Lang’s soul vanished completely,

With a gust of wind, Leng Lang disintegrated into ashes, disappearing into the world.

The entire audience was left gaping.

Silence!

At this moment, you could hear a pin drop.

“Deng”

The Sect Master of the Human Daoist Sect abruptly stood up; he believed it, within these three sentences, even he, on the Debate Platform, would be killed!

“Where did your three sentences come from?” The words “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils?” those four words lingered in the Sect Master’s mind; the little one’s utterance of those four words struck him as undoubtedly a Daoist classic he must obtain.

In his view, unless the child stumbled across a Daoist treasure book,

How could they steal the limelight at the Grand Debate?